Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

Let's join AdventureGreen on our bird quests to learn about the different birds and bird species in Vietnam. Here you can find out more about the birding spots that these bird species are found.

Common gull or sea mew (Mòng bể đầu trắng, Larus canus)

The common gull (Larus canus) is a gull that breeds in cool temperate regions of the Palearctic from Iceland and Scotland east to Kamchatka in the Russian Far East.
Most common gulls migrate south in winter: the Mediterranean Sea, the southern Caspian Sea, and the seas around China and Japan.

Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

The genus name Larus is from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

In Latin, canus (adjective) means grey, hoary, white, or grizzled, often referring to hair, snow, or frost, and is associated with old age and wisdom. It stems from Proto-Italic kaznos and refers to a grayish-white color. 

European herring gull (Mòng bể chân vàng, Larus argentatus)

The European herring gull or simply herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull breeding throughout the northern and western coasts of Europe. 

Some populations in colder areas migrate farther south in winter, but many are permanent residents.

Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

The genus name Larus is from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

Argentatus is a Latin adjective meaning "silvered," "adorned with silver," or "silvery". It is often used in scientific names to describe species with silver-like coloring.
Argentum (silver) + -atus (suffix meaning "provided with" or "having the likeness of").

Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans,  Mòng biển Caspi)

The Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) is a large gull.
The Caspian gull breeds around the Black and Caspian Seas, extending eastwards across Central Asia to north-west China.


Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

The genus name Larus is from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

Cachinnans is a Latin word meaning "laughing," "laughing aloud," or "loudly laughing," derived from the verb cachinnare (to laugh or giggle).

Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe. 
The bird is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa.

Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

The genus name Larus is from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

Fuscus is a Latin adjective meaning "dark," "swarthy," "dusky," or "brown", and can also describe a "hoarse" or "husky" voice. While it is a Latin term, it is frequently associated with the Greek prefix phae- or phaeo- (from phaios, meaning "dusky" or "gray-brown") when used in scientific or taxonomic naming conventions to describe similar dark or somber colorations.

Chroicocephalus is a genus of medium to relatively small gulls which were included in the genus Larus earlier.
The genus name Chroicocephalus is from Ancient Greek khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head".

1/ Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
The specific ridibundus is Latin for "abundant".

2/ Brown-headed gull (Mòng bể đầu nâu, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
The specific ridibundus is Latin for "abundant".

The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull breeding in much of the Palearctic, Europe and Asia.
Most is migratory, also many remain in the milder areas of northwestern Europe.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

The genus name Chroicocephalus is from Ancient Greek khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head".
The specific name ridibundus is Latin for "laughing".

Brown-headed gull 
(Mòng bể đầu nâu, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)

The brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) is a small gull.
The bird breeds in the high plateaus of central Asia from Tajikistan to Ordos in Inner Mongolia. 
This species is migratory, wintering on the coasts and large inland lakes of the Indian subcontinent. 

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

The genus name Chroicocephalus is from Ancient Greek khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head".

brunnicephalus: 
 Brunni- (Latin): from brunneus, meaning brown.
 -cephalus (Greek): from kephalos (κεφαλός) or kephalē (κεφαλή), meaning "headed" or "head". 

Laridae is a family of birds that comprises the gulls, terns, noddies, skimmers, and kittiwakes of the order Charadriiformes.

The genus Metopidius contains a single bird species of waders, Metopidius indicus, in the family Jacanidae.
The name Metopidius is from the Ancient Greek word metopidios meaning "on the forehead", referring to the frontal lappet. 
Greek metopon for forehead, brow.

1/ Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)
The specific epithet indicus is the Latin word for "Indian".

Hydrophasianus is a genus of birds in the family Jacanidae, in the order Charadriiformes.
Jacana From specific name Parra jacana; Portuguese name Jaçana for the Wattled
Jacana.
The genus Hydrophasianus means "water pheasant".

1/ Pheasant-tailed jacana (Gà lôi nước, Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

The jacanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds or lily trotters) are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. 

Glareola is a genus of birds in the family Glareolidae. 
The genus name is a diminutive of Latin glarea, "gravel", referring to a typical nesting habitat.

1/ Oriental pratincole (Dô nách nâu, Óc cau, Glareola maldivarum), also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover
The species name maldivarum refers to the type locality, the ocean near the Maldive Islands.

2/ Small pratincole, little pratincole, or small Indian pratincole (Dô nách xám, Glareola lactea)

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